AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i9-12900H

Processor comparisons   12-02-2023
   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i9-12900H tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, streaming, rendering, video editing. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as Dolphin Emulator, Blender, RealBench, PCMark 10, PassMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, Furmark, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, WPrime, 3DMark, Blender, Gears 5, 7zip, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, Prime95, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Overwatch
Grand Theft Auto V
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Valheim
Borderlands 3
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Cyberpunk 2077
Fallout 76
Last Man Standing
Valorant
DOOM: Eternal
Death Stranding
Rainbow Six Siege
Watch Dogs Legion
Red Dead Redemption 2
Halo Infinite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Fortnite

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-12900H or AMD Ryzen 5 3500C.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 3500C

52%

Core i9-12900H

66%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-12900H is 21% better than Ryzen 5 3500C. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3500C

51%

Core i9-12900H

57%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.1	100.8
Valorant	103.5	114.5
Cyberpunk 2077	58.0	64.1
Apex Legends	97.3	107.7
Call of Duty Warzone	77.7	85.9
Overwatch	83.9	92.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.4	79.0
DOOM Eternal	51.8	57.3
Warzone	80.8	89.3
Assassin's Creed	87.0	96.2
Valheim	85.9	95.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 3500C

195%

Core i9-12900H

143%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3500C is more energy efficient than the Core i9-12900H as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i9-12900H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	140	484
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	614	5097
Cinbench 20 Single-core	356	808
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1468	11333
Cinbench 23 Single-core	867	2866
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3509	32614

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i9-12900H
Single-Core	1994	7469
Multi-Core	7127	55757

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i9-12900H
Single-Core	881	1935
Multi-Core	3057	12544

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i9-12900H
Announcement date	September 22, 2020	January 07, 2022
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FCBGA1744
Core name	Picasso	Alder Lake
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	2	12
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	5 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	3.8 MHz
Cores	4	14
Threads	8	20
Bus rate		16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	12400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	45 W
Memory type		Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400	6400
Memory bandwidth		108 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB	2 MB
L2 cache	2MB	8 MB
L3 cache	4MB	24 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM350CC4T4MFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-12900H is 44% better than Ryzen 5 3500C in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-12900H has 10 more core than Ryzen 5 3500C. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3500C is better: 3
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-12900H is better: 34
Although it should be understood that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i9-12900H before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 3500C specs and review.

Intel Core i9-12900H - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i9-12900H specs and review.